Chapter 6 Preliminary Hearings
Index
- Section 6.1 Preliminary Hearing Distinguished From Probable Cause Hearing
- Section 6.2 Initiation of Felony Proceedings
- Section 6.3 Legal Purpose of Hearing
- Section 6.4 Right to Counsel
- Section 6.5 Generally
- Section 6.6 Change of Judge
- Section 6.7 Conduct of Hearing
- Section 6.8 Preliminary Hearing as a Discovery Tool: Pretrial Discovery
- Section 6.9 General Rule
- Section 6.10 When to Request a Continuance
- Section 6.11 When Not to Request a Continuance
- Section 6.12 No Entitlement to Discovery
- Section 6.13 Laboratory Analysis
- Section 6.14 When to File Motions
- Section 6.15 Incompetence to Proceed
- Section 6.16 “The Rule”
- Section 6.17 Defense Witnesses
- Section 6.18 Should Defendant Testify?
- Section 6.19 Recording a Preliminary Hearing: The Right to a Transcript
- Section 6.20 Waiver Generally Not Advisable
- Section 6.21 Waiver When Grand Jury Will Be Called
- Section 6.22 Waiver to Avoid Identification Reinforcement
- Section 6.23 Waiver as Tool of Plea Bargaining
- Section 6.24 Using the Hearing to Best Advantage
- Section 6.25 State’s Authority to Amend Information
- Section 6.26 Value of Preliminary Hearings—Trial Preparation—Plea Bargaining
- Section 6.27 Waiver of Preliminary Hearing
- Section 6.28 Waiver of Appearance at Preliminary Hearing